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The Greek mathematician Hero seems to have got the ball rolling in 215BC, when he invented a machine to vend holy water in Egyptian temples.
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The Vending Machine was invented in London, England, in the start of the industrial revolution. It was invented so business men who were in a rush did not have to wait for their food.
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The first american vending machine was introduces in 1888 and was manufactured by the Thomas Adams Gum Company. They were used to dispense Tutti Fruity Gum.
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New Zealand was the first country in the world to prototype and install stamp vending machines; one was installed in the General Post Office, Wellington in 1905.
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In the early 1920s Vending machines started dispensing sodas into cups. Everyone loved it.
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In 1926 William Rowe Invented the Cigarette Dispensing Machine which was wildly popular.
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In 1937 the Classic Coke and Pepsi Soda machines were introduced and were the first bottled drink Machines.
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John Greenwick invents the first bill acceptor that paved the way for modern machines.
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Aside from the usual Candy and Soda dispensers, some wacky vending machines have been created over the years including vending machines selling life insurance at airports, pizza, and even leeches for fishing bait!
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Vending Machines have a wide future ahead of them. Many productive changes are being made including having the nutrition information of the products sold there. Also, all new vending machines are being fitted with credit card slots so people do not have to carry as much cash around. These are just some of the changes that are coming to Vending Machines in the future.
